Iron-supplementation programmes: Compliance of target groups and frequency of tablet intake

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 22-26

  Schultink, Werner ^a,b  

^a Financial Systems Development Section   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INDONESIA   (Indonesia)

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EID: 0001862648     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/156482659601700105     Document Type: Article

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